The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-09
COUNCIL,

COUNCIL.
HELENA. March 1.-THE council in com
mittee of the whole amended the license
bill, reducing on all lines of business %
per cent, except the liquor and saloon
license, which is from $500 to ST, 900 per
year.
Biedler's relief bill was lost.
Fl. B. SO, the general road law, passed.
Page's gambling bill was amended so
he would not know it.
Ell. B. A, in relation to the length of
county commissioners meetings, H. B. Y,
transferring the recording of marks and
brands from the office of the territorial
treasurer to the office of the secretary of
the board of stock commissioners, and H.
B. 85, to amend the act passed at the last
session for the better protection of live
stock, passed without opposition.
FL. B. 36, the license bill, passed by a
vote of to 3.
Fl. B. 27, the gambling bill, passed by a
vote of 10 to l.
A communication from the governor an
nounced that he had appointed on the ter
ritorial board of arbitration Manlius V.
Kirtley, of Helena, to represent the labor
element; Richard A. Eddy, of Missoula,
to represent the employers, and w. j.
Penrose, Of Butte, to represent the ele-
ment not likely to be directly interested in
any dispute between employers and en-
ployes. The nominations were referred
to the committee on education and labor.
Hundley was called to the chair.
Hickman moved that the vote by which
Ell. B. 26, the registration bill, was lost be
reconsidered. Collins raised the point OF
order that the bill had been defeated on
Saturday and that under the rules it could
only be reconsidered on that day or Sun
| day. Rickard and Hickman contended
against the point. The chair ruled the
point well taken. Holiday appealed from
the decision of the chair and the chair was
not sustained, the following being the
vote: Ayes Caldwell, Collins, HundleY,
Sutherlin, Tholnpson-5; noes-Batchel-
der, Holiday, Kennedy, Rickard, Waters.
Mr.. President. Kennedy raised the point
that the chair had no right to vote, but
the vote was counted anyhow. The vote
was then taken on the reconsideration OF
the bill, and the motion was lost by the
following vote: Ayes-Batchelder, Hol-
liday, Riekardy Waters, Mr.. President
5; noes-Collins, Cardwell, Hundley,
Kennedy, Sutherlin, Thompson-6.
Ell. B. SO, providing for the incorpora-
ton of savings banks and trust deposit
and security associations, was passed with
out opposition.
The following bills were tabled: FL. B.
30 and C. B. IS 81 and 42. These bills were
covered by similar laws enacted at this
session.
Bills passed-H. j. r. Z, for compiling
the laws; Ell. B. so, relating to the sale OF
poisonous drugs; Fl. B. 50, forbids pois-
oning dogs and domestic animals; H. B.
63, forbidding the use of seines on any
stream in the territory and providing that
the only lawful way of taking fish is with
hook and line; H. B. 70, providing stem
ographers for the district courts; @. j. r.
13, for the relief of Farragut Post No. 13,
6. A. R., for the loss of government arms
by fire; G. B. 33, Thompson's revenue
bill.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mantle-H. B. 105, in regard to fe-
male sole traders.
BY Blake-H. B. LOG, relating to the